We have a few new Catholic books that are sure to become family favorites! Order a few along with the “make your own” Advent Candle Kit now to receive in time for the First Sunday in Advent!
Very Young Catholics in Mexico
Every Advent, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe creeps up and is often forgotten during the busy season. This NEW Very Young Catholics book is perfect to have on hand so you can highlight this wonderful feast with your kids!
Very Young Catholics in Mexico celebrates the Advent and Christmas season with a Catholic family in Mexico! This book is a companion to Very Young Catholics in Austria, as it recounts contrasting traditions for the Christmas season, while revealing the same underlying Catholic faith and joy!
The high-spirited young girl of this story enjoys all the ancient and beloved traditions of Advent and Christmas seasons in Mexico as she makes piñatas with her mother, takes part in the posada procession, attends midnight Mass, and enjoys ring cake on the Feast of the Magi! She dances with a group that leads several of the Guadalupe processions, as Mexico’s celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe!
For additional fun, grab a few copies of our bi-lingual Our Lady of Guadalupe coloring book!
All about Advent and Christmas: Sharing the Seasons of Hope & Wonder with Children
Highlighting treasured customs from throughout Church history, All about Advent & Christmas features the stories of saints we celebrate throughout December and explains numerous other aspects of Catholic liturgy and teaching. With detailed illustrations to make the liturgical seasons come alive, All about Advent & Christmas will guide readers of all ages closer to the Savior whose birth we look to with joy.
Explore the rich traditions surrounding Christ’s birth as you journey through Scripture to understand the story of salvation and discover the meaning behind many of our celebrations during Advent and Christmas.
Very Young Catholics in Austria
Very Young Catholics in Austria begins in Advent and follows a young family through Christmas and Epiphany. We see the children creating tiny cookie houses, attending the traditional Advent Mass at dawn, enjoying news from friends in the snow-covered Alps, and reading the Christmas story from St. Luke’s Gospel.
Other adventures include a visit to the traditional Christmas market in their small town, and a spin on the ice-skating rink at the Vienna City Hall. Throughout all of their adventures runs the thread of their strong faith and the joy of Christ’s birth.
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An Advent Hope: A Children’s Book about Family Advent Traditions
Joan, Joe, Emmanuel, and Gianna are surprised when their parents suddenly begin bringing things into their home at the beginning of December. Evergreen branches, candles, and new foods keep appearing throughout the house. They are quickly told that this is part of “Advent” and that the family is preparing for the Christmas season.
Join the kids in An Advent Hope as their family celebrates Advent as a time of prayerful waiting and expectation, full of fun traditions and treats!
One mother told us, “I bought this book as an Advent gift for my four-year-old. He LOVES this book, and he wants us to read it to him over and over. We already do a home Advent wreath and Jesse Tree, so it was refreshing to read about another family doing the same things. He even called me out on the fact that the family in the book has a white candle in the middle of their Advent wreath and ours doesn’t! One of my favorite illustrations was the last page – on Christmas morning, there is only one thing under the tree. Not piles of presents but a simple Nativity set. The true gift of Christmas.”
Christmas in Heaven
This stunningly illustrated book gives children an unforgettable vision of Heaven while introducing them to how each saint will assist in the celebrations!
The most beloved saints and angels make appearances in Christmas in Heaven, all doing the things they’re best known for:
- St. Honoré, patron saint of bakers, is making Jesus’ birthday cake
- St. Cecilia, patron saint of music, is leading the choir
- St. Lucy, patron saint of the blind, is lighting the Christmas tree
- St. Gabriel is blowing his horn
- St. Nicholas is leaving presents under the tree
- St. Thérèse is giving out flowers
- St. Francis is surrounded by little animals
- St. Patrick is handing out shamrocks
As a grandfather tells his grandson about how Christmas will be celebrated in Heaven, the family finds comfort in the theological virtue of hope — praying that grandma will be celebrating Jesus’ Birthday in Heaven with the Saints and angels.
The Light of Christmas Morning
This story shares a heartwarming family tradition that honors the divine gift of the Savior — before the other gifts around the Christmas tree are opened.
Filled with beautiful original artwork, this book celebrates family faith and holiday traditions while always keeping Christ Jesus at the center and capturing the tenderness and warmth of the home we long for at Christmas.
Sure to become a family favorite, The Light of Christmas Morning will touch hearts, minds, and souls with the authentic embrace of Christmas.
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